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The Best Of Keith Sweat
''The Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat'' is a greatest hits album by Keith Sweat. The record was certified Gold by the RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... in 2005. A DVD collection featuring the videos for the songs on the album was also released in the same year Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Keith Sweat compilation albums 2004 greatest hits albums Elektra Records compilation albums {{2000s-R&B-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of &Bin ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Up On It (song)
''Get Up On It'' is the fourth studio album by the American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat. It was released by Elektra Records on June 28, 1994 in the United States and went to number one on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks, while also reaching number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Singles from the album include the lead-off single "How Do You Like It?", the title track and "When I Give My Love" – overall were Top 30 R&B hits. The album features collaborations from the late Left Eye of TLC, Roger Troutman of Zapp and up and coming group Kut Klose, which features Athena Cage. On December 6, 1994, ''Get Up on It'' was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of one million copies in the United States. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still In The Game
''Still in the Game'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Keith Sweat. It was released by Elektra Records on September 22, 1998, in the United States. The title of the album refers to Sweat being in the music business for over a decade. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 14, 1998. The single " Come and Get with Me" peaked at number 12 in the US. Follow-up "I'm Not Ready", released that same year, peaked at number 16. Critical reception Allmusic editor Michael Gallucci wrote that "Sweat is still capable of making decent records a decade into his career. He knows the secret of a good slow-groove album: seduction on the most intimate of levels. And on ''Still in the Game'', Sweat goes one-on-one with his audience, playing into their hearts and souls with his typically smooth-croon grandeur. It all sounds a bit familiar (as well as a bit programmed) – and the Jermaine Dupri, Erick Sermon and Too Short cameos add abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's debut solo album, ''The Chronic''. Broadus has since sold over 23 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide. His accolades include an American Music Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and 17 nominations at the Grammy Awards. Broadus' debut solo album, ''Doggystyle,'' produced by Dr. Dre, was released by Death Row Records in November 1993, and debuted at number one on the popular albums chart, the ''Billboard'' 200, and on '' Billboard''s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Selling 800,000 copies in its first week, ''Doggystyle'' was certified quadruple-platinum in 1994 and featured the singles " What's My Name?" and "Gin and Juice". In 1994, Death Row Records released a soundtrack, by Broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levert
LeVert was an American R&B vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Formed in 1983, LeVert was composed of Sean and Gerald Levert (sons of Eddie Levert, founder and lead singer of R&B/Soul vocal group O'Jays) and Marc Gordon.Wells, Chris (1986) "It's in the Blood", ''Echoes'', 8 November 1986, p. 5 Biography The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes's Tempre label. In 1985, they released their debut album, ''I Get Hot'', which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie. ''Bloodline'' followed in 1986, and this album included the band's first big R&B hit " (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind", a track that went all the way to Number One. However, the band's next album, 1987's ''The Big Throwdown'' became an even bigger success, on the strength of the Number One R&B hit "Casanova", which gave them a crossover hit on the pop chart (number 5) and also a UK Top 10. A pair of additional R&B Top F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LSG (band)
LSG is an R&B supergroup, composed of R&B artists Gerald Levert from Cleveland, Ohio, Keith Sweat from Harlem, New York and Johnny Gill from Washington, D.C. The group's name "LSG" is derived from the first letter in the last name of each artist (Levert, Sweat, Gill). In 1997, LSG released their debut album titled '' Levert.Sweat.Gill''. With the chart-topping lead single " My Body", the album was quickly certified platinum. LSG released a follow-up final album in 2003 titled ''LSG2''. Johnny Gill announced on the September 12, 2013 episode of ''The Arsenio Hall Show'' that Eddie Levert, Gerald's father, will replace him as the "L" in LSG. Gerald Levert died in 2006. History This project began when Keith Sweat called Gerald Levert and told him about an idea to record with Johnny Gill. For their 1997 debut album, they collaborated with popular producers and guest appearances including Sean Combs, Jermaine Dupri, LL Cool J, MC Lyte, and Busta Rhymes. Discography Studio albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Link (singer)
Lincoln Browder, (born October 12, 1964) better known by his stage name Link, is an American R&B singer from Dallas, Texas. Career Browder sang in gospel choirs as a youngster and in a group in high school. Darrell Delite Allamby recruited him to sing in the R&B group Protege. After writing the hit " My Body" for the R&B supergroup LSG, Link was offered his own recording contract with Relativity Records. His 1998 debut album, ''Sex Down'', spawned one Top 40 hit single in the US, "Whatcha Gonna Do?" (#23 ''Billboard'' Hot 100, #15 US ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...'' R&B). The track peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1998. In addition a second charting single was issued, "I Don't Wanna See," which reached #43 on the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kut Klose
Kut Klose is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B trio (music), trio that formed in Atlanta, Georgia. The three female singers that made up the group were Athena Cage, Lavonn Battle and Tabitha Duncan. The girls were discovered by Keith Sweat who record producer, produced their debut album. They are best known for their hit single "I Like (Kut Klose song), I Like" from the album ''Surrender (Kut Klose album), Surrender''. Career In 1995, Kut Klose released their first album, ''Surrender (Kut Klose album), Surrender''. Despite releasing three singles, "Surrender," "Lovely Thang," and "I Like (Kut Klose song), I Like", the only one to make a significant impact was "I Like", which peaked at No. 8 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 34 on the ''Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album peaked at No. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena Cage
Athena Denise Cage (born May 6, 1970) is an American singer, producer and songwriter from Kentucky. Early life and education Athena Cage was born and raised in Russellville, Kentucky, United States. She was educated at Western Kentucky University. Philanthropy and community service In 2003, Cage established "The Athena Cage Scholarship Fund" at Western Kentucky University, her alma mater. The money for the scholarship was raised through a concert series. At the second concert of the series in 2004, she teamed up with Dionne Warwick. Honors She was also bestowed with the title Kentucky Colonel by Ernie Fletcher, the Governor of Kentucky The governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky. Sixty-two men and one woman have served as governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-el .... In 2004, Second Street in Russellville, where she grew up, was renamed to "Athena Cage Way" to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entouch
Entouch was an American male Alternative R&B group, composed of Eric McCaine and Eric Smith, also known as Free. They were signed to Elektra Entertainment during the height of the new jack swing era. The duo's 1989 debut album was called ''All Nite'' and featured two singles, "II Hype" and "All Nite". The single "II Hype", released in 1989, peaked at No 18 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. In 1990, the single "All Nite" entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 peaked at No. 71 (R&B No. 7). The group released a self-titled second album in 1991. Soon after, Entouch disbanded, and McCaine went on to work in music production with other artists such as Keith Sweat, Jadakiss, Eve, Mista, Swizz Beatz, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Kut Klose Kut Klose is an American R&B trio that formed in Atlanta, Georgia. The three female singers that made up the group were Athena Cage, Lavonn Battle and Tabitha Duncan. The girls were discovered by Keith Sweat who produced their debut album. Th . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (Keith Sweat Song)
"Twisted" is a song by American singer Keith Sweat, released as a single in June 1996. It was the first song released from his self-titled fifth album. R&B group Kut Klose and remix rapper Pretty Russ are also featured on the song. The radio version of "Twisted" omits Pretty Russ' rap before the final chorus, though some urban stations kept the rap verse. A second mix of the song, referred to as the Flavahood Sexual remix, features a different backbeat sampled from Marvin Gaye's song "Sexual Healing". "Flavahood" also saw significant airplay on radio but was never released on an album. Commercially, "Twisted" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart and peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Sweat's biggest hit. "Twisted" also peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Rhythmic Top 40, staying there for 14 consecutive weeks, the most amongst any song except TLC's "No Scrubs", which spent 15 weeks at the top position. Outside the US, "Twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Give All My Love To You
''I'll Give All My Love to You'' is the second studio album by the American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat. It was released on June 12, 1990, and went to number one on the Top R&B albums chart and number 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It spawned Sweat's second and third number 1 R&B hits: "Make You Sweat" and the title track (both Top 20 pop hits), while "Merry Go Round" and "Your Love Part 2" were Top 5 R&B hits. This was the last Keith Sweat album under Vincent Davis' Vintertainment label, which severed ties with Elektra soon after the release of this album. On March 7, 1991, ''I'll Give All My Love to You'' was certified double platinum by the RIAA, for shipments of two million copies in the United States. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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